20 Emscote Place, Halifax, HX1 3AL

20 Emscote Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 24% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.